as in plans
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
an ambitious young man with a remarkably detailed blueprint for becoming a millionaire by the age of 25
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as in designs
to work out the details of (something) in advance
blueprinted the schedule of events for the festival right down to the last detail
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Recent Examples of blueprints
Aman Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
San Diego last year adopted a new general plan, called Blueprint SD, that more aggressively integrates climate goals into growth blueprints across the city.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Standing with the people who’ve turned grief into organizing and created blueprints for what real protection and repair can look like is a reminder of what true justice demands.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
When searching for blueprints of how that can work, most long-suffering programs will look to Indiana.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
An employee who worked in the emergency room at Waterbury Hospital told Murphy that the company had promised a whole new ER, and even went so far as to post blueprints in the break room.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
The blueprints with them had been seen by only a handful of senior officials inside the British Admiralty who believed this ship represented precisely the type that Britain needed.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Moving From Model to Molecule To tackle that challenge, Stokes and his colleagues developed a generative AI tool that designs antibiotic candidates with chemical blueprints tailored for real-world manufacturing, not just computer screens.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Aug. 2025
While Arm blueprints form the basis of the designs for nearly all the world's smartphones, these days, the company is looking to position itself as a key player in AI infrastructure.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
But blueprints alone don’t build futures.
—Aman Gupta, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
San Diego last year adopted a new general plan, called Blueprint SD, that more aggressively integrates climate goals into growth blueprints across the city.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Standing with the people who’ve turned grief into organizing and created blueprints for what real protection and repair can look like is a reminder of what true justice demands.
—Melissa Jun Rowley, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2025
When searching for blueprints of how that can work, most long-suffering programs will look to Indiana.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
An employee who worked in the emergency room at Waterbury Hospital told Murphy that the company had promised a whole new ER, and even went so far as to post blueprints in the break room.
—Katy Golvala, Hartford Courant, 20 Aug. 2025
The blueprints with them had been seen by only a handful of senior officials inside the British Admiralty who believed this ship represented precisely the type that Britain needed.
—Doug Most
august 20, Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2025
Moving From Model to Molecule To tackle that challenge, Stokes and his colleagues developed a generative AI tool that designs antibiotic candidates with chemical blueprints tailored for real-world manufacturing, not just computer screens.
—IEEE Spectrum, 14 Aug. 2025
While Arm blueprints form the basis of the designs for nearly all the world's smartphones, these days, the company is looking to position itself as a key player in AI infrastructure.
—Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
Recreating Rosebank’s Unique Facility IMD worked with Forsyth’s to create new stills, using archival still blueprints to build exact replicas of the original design.
—Chris Perugini, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blueprints
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Efforts to reprice 2026 plans are underway to account for this new, tougher landscape.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Staff and wire reports LONDON – Britain's Prince Harry visited Ukraine on Friday, arriving in Kyiv with a team from his Invictus Games Foundation to detail his charity's plans to help rehabilitate wounded soldiers, the Guardian and ABC News reported.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The company designs its own servers internally, bypassing OEMs and collaborating directly with manufacturers to cut costs, enhance performance, and quickly integrate the latest GPUs.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Many historic distilleries, like Maker's Mark, replicate original still designs to maintain the consistent taste of their bourbon.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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If regulators expand sanctions regimes to cover newer sectors like AI and blockchain, firms need strategies to pivot, adapt, and retool compliance processes.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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These assistants translate complex sensor data and algorithmic strategies into plain-language recommendations, sharply reducing cognitive load during high-pressure missions, according to the researchers.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Loktev’s film chronicles the Russian government’s systematic crackdown on journalists in late 2021 and early 2022 as Vladimir Putin plots his invasion of Ukraine.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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Harper is a surfer who plays by her own rules and even plots to break up her mother from her current fiancé.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Petro has scaled back efforts to target drug supply, instead trying to solve the issue through social programs.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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There are, however, exceptions for students with disabilities who have individualized education programs.—
Arthur Jones II,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The film charts his romances and business endeavors, including a nightclub that seemingly births the jazz movement.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Jewelry Book charts the past 200 years of jewelry history spotlighting 300 houses, designers, collectors and tastemakers who have helped shape the industry.—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a last-minute move, city officials adjusted the plan’s four priority projects to replace one in Mission Beach with the project at Tourmaline, which is on the border between Pacific Beach and La Jolla.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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Delivery manages projects without a clear view of the financial impact.—
DJ Paoni,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Blueprints.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blueprints. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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